A Q&A with Simon Close about the Public Song Project — The Public Domain Review

I can imagine someone walking away thinking about all kinds of things: What have I learned about history by sifting through this older art? What does it mean to own art? How do copyright laws, which have become increasingly lengthy over time, help or hurt the ability to be creative? And then there are more personal questions: What have I learned about my own creative process? I hope that in most cases, contributors will gain a renewed sense of connection – to history, community or their own creative potential. At the very least, you’ll walk away having created something, and that’s a great thing.